APPREB is a UNESCO-supported network of regional institutions and organisations
which promote book development and reading in the Asia-Pacific region.
What is APPREB?
What are its Objectives?
How does APPREB work?
What is APPREB?
Establishment
APPPREB was established in December 1991in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
at a regional consultation held in response to needs expressed
by UNESCO Member States of the region to improve the state of publishing
and promote reading habits. Today, APPREB continues to represent
one of the programming focus of UNESCO's creativity, copyright and cultural industries activities.
Main Goals
By bringing together book development experts from the public
and the private sector at the global, regional, national and local
levels, APPREB;
-Facilitates dialogues among them
-Stimulates the flow and exchange
of information
-Assists in the development and
empowerment of local initiatives conceived in the UNESCO spirit
of "Books for All".
Participation
APPREB is open to everyone interested and involved in book
development and reading promotion.
Its growth and success are largely due to the commitment of book
concerned people in cooperation with the Asia/Pacific
Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU), APPREB's coordinating agency.
New
partnerships and cooperation are most welcome.
What
are APPREB's objectives?
To Reach the Unreached
In an increasingly interconnected and technologically advanced world,
the broad objectives of APPREB are;
-to bring information, especially cultural and educational, to the
most needy
-to bridge the information gap
Supporting Initiatives
APPREB supports;
-the development of pertinent reading materials for children as
well as adults.
-the establishment and/or expansion of appropriate facilities/means
such as rural reading centres, mobile libraries and book fairs,
and encourages community involvement in reading promotion.
-the strengthening of national infra-structures and of a viable
book trade.
-the increasing professionalization of experts engaged in all aspects
of the book chain - authors, illustrators, publishers, printers, distributors
and booksellers, and readers.
-the promotion of the Florence Agreement, the Universal Convention of Copyright and
other international instruments as well as establishment of a legal
system on book development in each country, intended to stimulate
the book trade.
How
does APPREB work?
Regional
Consultations
Representatives of UNESCO Member States in the region are invited
to a biennial Regional Consultation to identify the needs and
priorities and plan the APPREB programme for the next biennium.
1994
Consultation Report
1995
Consultation Report
1997 Consultation
Report
APPREB
Symposium on Children's Books
2002 APPREB Experts Meeting
Programme Execution
Once approved, programming initiatives are carried out by the
designated executing agencies in respective countries, at sub-regional
and national levels.
List of APPREB
Past Activities
Co-publication
Programme
Information Sharing
Magazine:
ABD (Asian/Pacific Book Development)
Reports: Reports of activites conducted under APPREB
Internet: APPREB Site
